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Elliottia paniculata (Siebold et Zucc.) Hook. f.
Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily
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Tribe Phyllodoceae
Elliottia Muhl. ex Elliott in Japan
One species
Hotsutuji (ホツツジ, 穂躑躅)
Lifeform: deciduous shrub < 2 m high, developing ericoid mycorrhizae (ツツジ科菌根) (Tsuyuzaki et al. 2005)
Distribution: endemic to Japan (Kyuhu - southern Hokkaido)
Habitat: sunny, rocky sites
Poison: grayanotoxin
Pistil: straight ↔ Cladothamnus bracteatus: curled
Synonyms
Tripetaleia paniculata Siebold et Zucc.
f. albiflora (Y. Kimura) Yonek. (シロバナホツツジ)
Elliottia paniculata in Hokkaido
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along a tiny trail for looking around small islands in O-numa Park, southern Hokkaido, on July 7 2013.